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Update on the Saiga Antelope Tragedy in Kazakhstan

The most likely primary disease appears to be haemolytic septicaemia, caused by an opportunistic infection with the bacterium Pasteurella multocida serotype B, which is naturally found as a…

SCA Awarded Grant for Critical Research into Uzbekistan's Saigas

With an estimated resident population of only 500 saigas in Uzbekistan we are facing the very real risk of losing them from another of their traditional ranges. 

Assessing Population Abundance and Distribution in Western Mongolia

The overarching aims of the project were to estimate population size of saiga antelope with associated confidence intervals across its entire range in western Mongolia, and to conduct…

Can Satellite Technology Help Save Saigas?

Censuses are an important component of monitoring the status of wildlife populations.

New Report on the Illegal Consumption and Trade of the Pre-Caspian Saiga Population

The study explores the social norms underpinning consumption behaviour, and reveals an association between people feeling that eating saiga meat is socially acceptable and them actually…

How Can We Best Engage People in Saiga Conservation?

The students were lucky enough to be able to take part in various Saiga Day festivities, speak with local adults and children, and to research the impact our work is having in these remote…